CIMBA is partnering with the USFS, Brundage Mountain Resort and the One Track Mind Foundation to build an 8 mile non-motorized trail from the existing Brundage Mountain trail system to the USFS trails in Bear Basin. CIMBA is seeking grant funding from Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation through the Mountain Bike License Plate fund and the Recreational Trails Program fund for 3.4 miles of this project. The amounts for these grants are: $15,000 from the MTB plate fund, and $100,000 from the RTP grant. This project is Phase 2 of the larger Brundage to Bear Basin Trail that is an 8 mile trail slated to begin construction in 2021. If these grants are awarded, Phase 2 construction could begin in early summer 2022 and connect Phase 1 of the trail at its junction with the USFS 488 Rd to the intersection of Growler and Lakeview Vista trails within the Brundage Mt. permit area.

For more information contact CIMBA at trails@cimbarides.org or dave@cimbarides.org

To Whom It May Concern:

Alec Williams of Trident recently presented his high-level proposal to the Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association (CIMBA) and the group agreed to listen for the sake of gaining more information. 

That singular involvement should not be interpreted as endorsement or collaboration with Trident Holdings in formulating any plans. We want to make it clear to our members, the community of Central Idaho, and the State Board of Land Commissioners that CIMBA has no standing relationship with Trident Holdings and no collaboration on the “Preserve McCall Proposal Outline” at this time. 

Furthermore, the recently released outline of the proposed development areas surrounding Payette Lake raises a number of red flags for our organization. The lake and surrounding lands are the centerpiece attraction of the McCall area; any decision made will have potential impacts on recreation and tourism. Recreational access and good land management are critical to the economy of Valley County, the quality of life for the citizens, the health of the watershed including the municipal water supply, and the protection of viewscapes and wildlife corridors.

CIMBA has enjoyed an incredibly beneficial relationship with the Idaho Department of Lands in the creation of the Payette Lake Trail around the lake, and we look forward to further collaboration with the department in the future. The “recreational lease” model has proven beneficial to both parties and aligns with our mission to “Protect, Enhance and Create quality trail experiences for the mountain bike community in Central Idaho.” As proposed, the Trident plan could seriously impair CIMBA's ability to continue to execute its mission.

As such, we would like to see the timeframe for a final decision extended. There is a great deal of information to digest and we would like to explore our options prior to the Land Board making a final determination. There are many stakeholders involved and new proposals are highly likely. 

To facilitate a path forward, the Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association requests the following actions:

1. A minimum six-month moratorium on new leases, auctions, or exchanges of any parcels

2. The Land Board utilize the extended timeline and extended moratorium to directly engage with Local Government and other stakeholders

3. Establishment of a working group made up of Valley County Commissioners and staff, City of McCall Councilmen and staff as well as stakeholders such as the Payette Land Trust and Payette Endowment Lands Alliance to assist the Land Board in this important decision

We believe that these actions will enable CIMBA to continue in its engagement to promote the sport of mountain biking and responsible riding, advocate for trail access, and build and maintain sustainable trails.

Sincerely,

The Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association Board of Directors

We're officially in the dog days of summer - and hopefully you're hitting the trails with your favorite 4-legged friend. The trails are all riding really well and with a little planning your buddies will have lots of spots to drink and cool off. We're lucky that most of our backcountry rides are centered around rivers and lakes, and it's the perfect time of year to get out and explore them! East Fork of Lake Fork creek, Loon Lake, Twenty Mile, and Goose Creek of course all have lots of water along the way. Blackwell Lake loop is usually known to be a dusty mess, but there is still water in the streams this year. Eagle's Nest and Bear Basin are the driest and only have a few spots with water so definitely bring an extra bottle of water for your buddies there.

A couple reminders for riding with your 4 legged friend:

1. Make sure you've worked with your dogs to stay under control since an 'enthusiastic' dog can be a danger to themselves, other riders, and you. Chasing wildlife- or sheep- is a surefire way for your dog to get injured.  Cutting across trail switchbacks is a surefire way for everyone to get injured.

2. Clean-up time.  Please clean up after your dog on the trail and TAKE THAT BAG BACK TO THE GARBAGE AT THE TRAILHEAD!  There's nothing worse than running across someone else's sun-ripened doggy doodoo bag.

There's nothing better than a fun ride with your dogs during the dog days- just do a little planning and everyone is happier.

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Dig In! Campaign update.

We have made some great progress on our Dig In campaign, and just recently surpassed the $1,000 requirement for the Shimano match. It's not too late to help us get the Brundage to Bear Basin project funded and in progress. We have several partners such as One Track Mind that keep a close eye on our community involvement and they are far more likely to provide BIG support for our projects when the community steps in to do their share. Donating is quick and easy, and every bit helps! The campaign will continue running through the end of September.

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Trailforks Trail Karma.

Enjoying our trails? We have been making a push to get our local trails represented properly on Trailforks. They have a great built in feature called "Trail Karma" that allows you to throw a few bucks towards the trails you enjoy riding most. Any donations drop straight to our bottom line! We encourage you to open up the app or website and find a new favorite trail. It's a great way to orient yourself when you are out riding as well.

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Membership Update.

Summer is busy, we get it. Take a few minutes to check the status of your membership and make sure it doesn't need a tune-up. As of today we have 153 active members - the most we have ever had. This is a great reflection of our growing community and ever expanding riding opportunities. There are still 130 of you that have let your membership lapse or expire, and we'd love to have you back as a supporter! If you haven't yet considered a membership, now is a great time to jump in.

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Summer is fading fast, and winter will be here before we know it! Stay tuned for upcoming trail work opportunities as we transition in to the fall season. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy, and look forward to seeing you out on the trails. Grab your bike and go for a ride - see you out there!

Wayne Ruemelle
CIMBA President

As part of our Membership May drive, new or renewed members will be automatically entered in to a drawing for a CIMBA Jersey. We will additionally be raffling off 2 CIMBA t-shirts and 3 pairs of CIMBA socks.

The drawing will take place on May 31, so renew or join before then!

If you can't wait, you can order a Jersey through June 1st at the DNA CIMBA Teamstore.

We are making great progress.

Last year, we had our biggest May ever, and this year we are driving hard to top last year's results. Here's where we stand so far month to date:

• 16 NEW members

• 21 renewals 

We would LOVE to surpass last year's results. We need your help to join, renew, or pass this email along to your mountain biker friends! Only 9 more members will get us there!

We have lots of great projects in store, and every membership dollar drops straight to our bottom line.

The weather looks like it's making a turn for the better and the trails should be drying out soon. Hope to see you out there!

Sincerely,

Matt Brewster
CIMBA Membership
matt@cimbarides.org

Come kick off Spring in Style with CIMBA! We have partnered with our local Girl Scout Mia Rider to bring a showing of RETURN to EARTH to McCall at the Alpine Playhouse. Proceeds from ticket sales, concessions, and $1 from every pint sold at The Salmon River Brewery all day long will go directly towards the purchase of a book cargo bike for the McCall Library!

RSVP HERE!

PINTS FOR A CAUSE:
All Day Long at The Salmon River Brewery. Join us for a movie pre-party @ 5:00pm at the tap house! Connect with your CIMBA board, local mountain bike community, and support CIMBA by giving your membership a tune-up. Hear about all the exciting up-coming projects we have planned for this summer and beyond.

RETURN TO EARTH:
Doors Open @ 6:30, Movie @ 7:00 at the Alpine Playhouse. Tickets $10 - available online at McCallBookbike.eventcombo.com or at the door.

BOOKS + BIKES = HAPPY PEOPLE
I love books and I love bikes. For my Girl Scout Silver Award, I am raising money for a book bike for the McCall Public Library. A book bike is a cargo bike specially designed to easily transport books and other heavy materials. This book bike will help the library improve community outreach by allowing them to take their services on the go and reach people who may not come into the library. By purchasing a ticket to watch Anthill productions Return to Earth, you can get excited for mountain bike season and help me raise money for my project.
- Mia Rider

Local bike team member rides the new PLT this summer.

It's that time of year when everyone is looking back at the year and looking at their accomplishments and ‘best of’ lists.  My inbox, social media, and the news is full of Top Ten lists for the year and the decade.  Well, I guess CIMBA should do the same thing, so here we go:

CIMBA’s 2019 Season wrap-up

1. Trails for kids- worked with Payette River Bicycle Movement to build a singletrack loop trail at Barbara Morgan Elementary school.

2. Volunteers- 390 hours of total volunteer time coordinated with multiple groups working on local area trails.

3. Events- McCall hosted a visit from Red Bull sponsored riders including Derren Berrecloth. CIMBA kicked off the new PLT with a grand opening celebration and party in downtown McCall.

4. Partners- with One Track Mind Foundation

   •  Nearly 8000 hours of Idaho Conservation Corps crew time

   • 46.8 miles of trail maintained and 1.4 miles of rerouted trail built

   • 33 Young adults and 52 Youth ages 15-18 living in the woods and working on our trails

   • TONS of rocks moved BY HAND and 8.8 pounds of Gummi Bears eaten in 2 days!

5. Maps and Signage- new area Adventure Map with gravel bike routes published, and keeping mtbproject.com and trailforks.com current and accurate.

6. Engagement- reached out to more people than ever through emails, social media, and in-person to increase participation

7. Memberships- doubled our membership from 50 to 106!

8. Grants- increased the number of grants to make this all possible

9. Collaboration- combined efforts to improve all the riding in the area with like-minded groups- Bell Joy Ride, Valley County Pathways, West Central Economic Development Council, Payette River Bicycle Movement, and private landowners like Brundage, Tamarack, and Jug Mountain Ranch

And our BIGGEST accomplishment of the year:

• Opening the long awaited first phase of the Payette Lake Trail

We already have big plans for 2020 that involve new signage, more local trailwork days, and…

A new trail from Brundage to Bear Basin with the help of Brundage Mountain, One Track Mind Foundation, and area non-profit foundations.

Stay tuned for future updates on this new project. We are really excited for everything that is in store for the future of riding in the greater McCall area, and look forward to sharing this awesome place we call home with you.

Please consider a CIMBA membership this year- the money goes straight into building new miles of new trail and maintaining the existing ones. We truly cannot make this all happen without your continued support.

Here at CIMBA we are big supporters of any effort to bring more singletrack to our community. The time has come to show support for our partners at Valley County Pathways. Please read below and get involved!

Dear Friends,

As you may know Valley County passed the a Master Pathways Plan a few years ago. There was opposition, but the plan became the official county plan because of one thing....YOUR emails of support of the plan.

The time has come again as the County is looking for public comment on an ordinance to allow the creation of single track sidewalks along the public transportation right of way. This ordinance was drafted by Valley County Pathways in cooperation with Valley County P&Z.

Read on below for more detailed info.

Please send your email of support today to Cynda Herrick.

...And ask your trail loving friends to do the same!

Thank you for making a difference,

Brett

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Brett Shepherd

Valley County Pathways

208.271.6025

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Link to Singletrtack Sidewalk Ordinance:

http://www.co.valley.id.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/draft-ordinance-singletrack-nov-26-2019.pdf

Summary from Star News:

Ordinance Amendment – Singletrack Sidewalks: This proposal would add to Title 5 County Roads and Property, Chapter 8 Singletrack Sidewalks. It would allow singletrack sidewalks within the public road right-of-ways. These trails would be non-motorized except where uniquely permitted, and are generally not meant for winter or wet season usage. Design guidelines would include widths of 24-48 inches, would not hinder roadway drainage, and would allow meandering around natural features, driveways, and mailboxes.

Our office would appreciate your comments in person or by mail, fax, email, or phone call. Comments must be received at least seven days prior to the public hearing. You are also welcome to attend and comment during the public hearing.

The file for the application may be reviewed at the Valley County Planning and Zoning Office at 219 N. Main Street, Cascade, Idaho or phone 208-382-7115.

Every outdoor adventurer has looked at topo maps for a trail around Payette Lake.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a horseback rider, hiker, trailrunner, or MTBer. We dreamed about a true off-road route that would connect McCall to Bear Basin, the elusive Rim Ride to North Beach, the east side to Blackwell Lake and back through Ponderosa Park. I know CIMBA scoured maps looking for overgrown routes for twenty years. We thought it would be easy. Surely, some forgotten logging road went around the lake already? We rode down countless dead-ends and hiked potential trail corridors, but came up short every time.

After all those years, the dream continued and we persevered. This had the potential to be an unbelievable loop- a truly epic trail that combined the best features of our area’s trails in one loop. It would have the big views of the valley and Payette Lake, the best loamy singletrack, Tamarack groves, huge Ponderosa pines, and rideable granite outcrops. It would feel remote, but easily accessible and close to town for a post-ride microbrew.

Nothing this good is ever easy. It was an incredibly complicated project that often seemed impossible. Luckily, a dedicated group of local riders gave hundreds of hours and worked alongside with our partnering land managers. Together we reviewed maps and gps files, created lease documents, and obtained approval to build the linchpin singletrack pieces which connect the existing segments.

Approval in hand, our next step was even harder. Building a trail like this takes a lot of time, hard work, and specialized knowledge. Local volunteers cut the corridor, moved dirt with hand-tools, and took it as far as possible, but building along rock cliffs requires skills and equipment from outside the area. It takes a significant financial investment too. Fortunately, many generous people and organizations stepped forward and we could afford the experts at Progressive Trail Design. Eventually PTD believed in the project so much that they moved to Idaho too!

So, as I’m writing this today, we’re about to open Phase 1 of the Payette Lake Trail. Even this first segment is an incredible asset for our community and something we can all be proud of having in our backyard. It was a big dream, but today we have a really unique trail system that was made possible through the long-term dedication of CIMBA members near and far. I hope you share in this sense of accomplishment and know that your involvement and support of CIMBA makes it possible.

As a token of our appreciation, we thought it would be a good idea to throw a party and celebrate!

Come celebrate with us on July 13th for our Payette Lake Trail Grand Opening in Depot Park!

Stay tuned for details - the trail will be live on MTB Project and Trailforks early next week. By being a CIMBA member you will be the first to know!

See you on the trails,

Wayne Ruemmele

CIMBA President

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Come celebrate the long awaited GRAND OPENING of the new Payette Lake Trail with us! All of the hard work has finally paid off and the new trail will be officially open for business!

We will have the grill fired up and our friends at The Salmon River Brewery will be slinging beer. Proceeds will help us continue our mission of bringing you the best trails in Idaho!

We will also be raffling off some swag from our AWESOME sponsors - keep an eye on social media for details. You won't want to miss out! Come hang out with us, grab a bite to eat, become a member, and meet other like minded individuals in our awesome community!

Spread the word, share the love, and let us know you are coming! https://www.facebook.com/events/385229178796009/

Details:

• CIMBA & partner tent/booths and beer open at 2pm - memberships and merchandise available for purchase

• Food Available from 4-7pm for a suggested donation

• Raffle drawing at 6:30 pm - Must be present to win! $1/ticket or 25 for $20

• Live music by Weazy

This is going to be a great project again this year to clear, brush and repair the Cow Creek/Fitsum Loop. Riders can do all or part of the loop. Snacks and tools will be provided by CIMBA. We are partnering with our friends at CITRA again this year and they will be doing the chainsaw work and helping out with trail repairs.

The plan:

Meet at Cow Creek trail parking area at 10am. Families are encouraged, all participants can return via Cow Creek to trailhead whenever they need to. Some riders will follow the moto club all the way around to the Fitsum side and work on that side which ends at Waterstop/Fitsum Trailhead near the confluence of the South Fork and East Fork.

CIMBA will be set up and reserve camp sites at the Ponderosa Campground on the Secesh River near the trailhead at Cow Creek. If you want to camp, it may be tight but guaranteed a great spot and a real good time. Please RSVP if you plan on camping so we have an idea of how many sites we need. To get to Ponderosa Campground you will have to drive the Warm Lake Rd out of Cascade to the South Fork Rd and then to the backside of Lick Creek/Secesh Rd. Drive slow and be safe, these are narrow backroads.

In addition to the trail day, there are a number of hotsprings and good rides in the SF Drainage. We will know more details about which trails are open after this weekend from CITRA.

What you need for the trail day:

Clothing appropriate for riding and working most of the day, food and water(CIMBA will have some snacks), loppers or small hand saws if you have them. Small trail tools or break down tools if you have them, repair kit for your bike. The nice thing about this project is that you can do as much as you want and return via the same trail or go for the full loop.

If you finish the whole loop, we will try to arrange shuttles back to the campsite/Cow Creek side. We will also be hosting a happy hour near the Fitsum side(on the South Fork) for both clubs.

Again, plan on being ready to roll from the Cow Creek side at 10am.

More info:

Campground:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/payette/recarea/?recid=26947  

Trail Loop Description:

https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7038960/cow-creek-loop

Why is CIMBA still part of IMBA?

We’ve been asked that question quite often in the last few years and as a board we’ve discussed it just as often.  The question is usually asked by a rider that feels like Idaho has been abandoned by the organization, in favor of big cities with lots of members.  This spring, we again considered our IMBA status and decided that CIMBA needed to stay an IMBA Chapter. 

We also felt that we needed to tell our members why.

Most members probably don’t know it, but IMBA provides several important services we find useful as a club:

• Support for our local-level projects and trail work with grants

• Support for our board of directors with conference calls, webinars, and training on club topics

• Membership management and CRM software

• National-level Ride Center designation and promotion

• National-level Epic Trail designation and promotion

• National-level advocacy for mountain biking

• Trail building guides, handbooks, and training

• Trail Solutions consulting

While those are important, the critical reason to remain is that we currently fall under IMBA's 501c3 status umbrella. To go our own way, applying for and receiving, our own status determination will take at least a year and in that time several major gifts and grants could be jeopardized.  CIMBA isn’t in a position to do this in 2019.  If however anyone has experience with the process and is willing to help, please let us know.

Given all those facts, we’ve decided to remain an IMBA Chapter.

Last but not least, IMBA’s current tagline, 'More Trails Close to Home' has been CIMBA’s unspoken goal too.  We love our area's backcountry trails, but they aren't always convenient or family-friendly.  To keep us all on bikes, and out of our cars, we've been working steadily to add new options near our homes in Long Valley.  Bear Basin, Jug Mountain Ranch, and Tamarack trails all started with CIMBA.  We’ve also helped add the bike park and improve trails in the City of McCall, Ponderosa State Park, Brundage, and on the Boise and Payette National Forests too.  The soon-to-open Payette Lake Trail will be an epic route that adds another trail close to home.

Changes that benefit CIMBA are here.

One major change in the CIMBA/IMBA relationship, is that our members will no longer automatically be IMBA members. ‘IMBA no longer solicits memberships to IMBA, though folks are encouraged to donate and support our national advocacy efforts and the mission. Membership now belongs to our Local organizations…”  This means you can be a CIMBA member and separately choose to be an IMBA supporter- or not.  IMBA will continue to provide our membership management software and you'll probably still see some emails that come from an imba.com address.  Using their software is affordable and a fraction of the cost of buying software and getting trained.  The vast majority of your membership fees will continue to stay here in Valley County and go directly into the trails we all ride.

Hopefully this gives everyone some background on the topic and our discussions and you'll be comfortable with the decision. We encourage you to renew and/or join as a CIMBA member to help us continue our work!

On to the fun stuff.

Now that that's out of the way, here are some upcoming events in our area.

• May 25th - CIMBA/CITRA Trail Work Day at Cow Creek Trail

• June 1st - National Trails Day Project

• July 13th - Save the Date! PLT grand opening and party. Stay tuned to cimbarides.org for more info!

Additionally, we will have more info coming soon for upcoming group rides as trails start to melt out and open up. Keep checking back at our calendar for updates.

Social media accounts.

We are working hard to revive and improve our communication channels this season to keep everyone in the loop on all the great things we are working on. Please give us a follow on Facebook, Instagram, and Strava!

Idaho Gives and International Women's Mountain Bike Day recap.

We kicked off the season right with a great turnout at Broken Horn Brewery to celebrate International Women's Mountain Bike Day with a free showing of Rebecca Rusch's Blood Road. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the event a success! We were able to bring in $250 to the club thanks to your frosty beverage consumption and the generosity of Broken Horn Brewery.

Additionally, we raised $1,680 through our Idaho Gives Campaign, all of which goes straight to the ongoing construction of the Payette Lake Trail. If you missed out, it's still not too late to donate through the link above!

The sun's finally here, so let's get out and ride!

We look forward to seeing you out on the trails!

-Wayne Ruemmele
CIMBA President

Looking for a Mud Season Pick-me-up?

Join Us Saturday, May 4th at Broken Horn Brewery

Come celebrate International Women's Mountain Bike Day with CIMBA on May 4th! 

Broken Horn will be hosting us for LADIES HOUR from 4-5. We will give a short informative talk on what CIMBA does and how you can get involved. Gwen from Bell Joy Ride will also let us know what we can be on the look out for, for the upcoming bike season. This is a great way to connect with fellow riders and encourage those that want to start! 

Guys - you are welcome to attend too! Come support our awesome local community and let's kick off the mountain bike season in style.

FREE Showing of Blood Road featuring Idaho's own Rebecca Rusch.

Blood Road follows the journey of ultra-endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese riding partner, Huyen Nguyen, as they pedal 1,200 miles along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail through the dense jungles of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Their goal: to reach the crash site and final resting place of Rebecca’s father, a U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Laos some 40 years earlier.

Happy New Year CIMBA members!

We have a fresh board of directors and are preparing for an amazing 2019.  To start, we’ve listened to your comments and know that we need to communicate more.  We’re working to change that and this letter is the start of that improved communication.  This year will have more emails, social media, and events to keep everyone up to date. Also, while we weren’t communicating consistently, there was still a lot going on in 2018.

As a club we’ve stayed true to our original goal of improving trails in the area.  The 2018 Memorial Day kickoff weekend Cow Creek trailwork and campout with CITRA was easily one of the best weekends I had last year. The two groups worked really well together- the motos cut out logs and debris and the masses of CIMBA cyclists and Payette Area Comp Team athletes cleared brush and opened up the trail corridor.  When we got to the two sections destroyed by landslides, everyone rolled up their sleeves and worked together. What originally looked insurmountable was rideable in about an hour. This just goes to show how much we can accomplish together.

There was also great progress in 2018 on CIMBA's biggest trail project ever- the Payette Lake Trail. 350 volunteer hours, countless hours of Dave Bingaman's time as our Trail Coordinator, $245,000 spent on Progressive Trail Design on the PLT, and almost 6 miles of critical new singletrack built.  However, we couldn't really talk about this project publicly or promote it because, literally the dust needed to settle. The late start, steep cross-slopes, and bone dry conditions created a trail tread that was 6" of moon dust with a lot of erosion potential. It will be perfect later this spring!

Our work on the PLT wouldn't have been possible without LifeTime One Track Mind Foundation's amazing support.  In addition to that, we also received $28,000 in grants and $24,000 in donations from individuals that were put directly into the trail's design, permitting, signage, and construction.  All the proceeds from our map sales go into the trail too.

With LifeTime One Track Mind’s support we were also able to spend $150,000 to hire the ICC trail crews to work on trails all over the Payette National Forest.  Major improvements took place on 20 Mile, Cow Creek ,Ruby Meadows, East Fork of Lake Fork and several others. The end result is more sustainable trails- for all user groups- that the Forest Service didn’t have funded.

Throughout the year CIMBA representatives have been a part of the Payette Forest Coalition’s Land Allocation Committee to address the two major Recommended Wilderness Areas just to the east of town.  The process will be long and complicated, but hopefully the outcome will preserve trail access for us and protect the land for future generations too.

Lastly, late in the year, CIMBA’s board reached out for new members.  In December, Joe Weede stepped down from the President's role after 3 years- which is why I'm the new one writing this letter.  Opie Jahn replaced Jim Fitzgerald as VP. Jim moved into the Secretary role and Corinne LaBella took over as Treasurer for John Link.  Look for some short bios on all of us in the future. Until then please know that we all bring different ideas and are excited to get going on a really big 2019.

Keep the rubber side down,

Wayne

Wayne Ruemmele

CIMBA President

Work on the Payette Lake Trail set a nearly furious pace towards the end of the summer.  After carefully planning the route with the experts at Trail Solutions, CIMBA volunteers not only cleared nearly the entire path through thick underbrush, but completed 2.2 miles of rider ready trail. We are on pace to finish the trail on the West side of Payette Lake next summer.

After volunteers worked more than 450 hours on the trail with hand tools and a mini trail bulldozer, we handed the baton off to a trail crew from Northwest Youth Corps.This hard working ten person team worked for ten days, extending the finished trail by another mile and putting in serious work to polish previous work and cut new trail corridor. There is still work to be done on the West side of the lake to connect the new singletrack to the existing Rim Trail, but the finish line is getting closer! We are about 50% finished with Phase 1!